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Food Planning During the Coronavirus Pandemic
During a pandemic, you may be taking extra precautions to keep you and your family safe and prepared, including making sure you have everything you need at home. This guide contains information on food planning, including what to buy, how much to buy, and preparation...
Kitchen Hack: Beans Instead of Meat
The research is clear: beans are a superior choice to ground beef when it comes to fiber and saturated fat. Beans have almost half the calories, roughly 20 fewer grams of fat, and 6 grams more fiber than the same serving of ground beef. Now let’s talk price. Ground...
COVID-19 Nutrition 101: Staying Healthy in the Coronavirus Era
While supplement companies may be trying to sell you a bill of goods to keep your immune system humming while COVID-19 spreads, your best defense is likely in your pantry. Rather than popping zinc and vitamin C, let’s take a look at how you can keep your immune system...
Let’s Compare Some Snacks!
When it’s time for a snack, there are a dizzying array of options available. But which snack will help you reach your health and nutrition goals? That’s what the chart above is for! Let’s look at the options, shall we? Carrots are the lowest in calories and tie with...
Have you or a family member lost health insurance coverage?
Have you or a family member lost health insurance coverage? With so many people experiencing job loss right now, that often means a loss of health insurance coverage, too. If you or a family member are suddenly without health insurance, you have a number of coverage...
How to Wear a Cloth Face Covering
In light of new data about how COVID-19 spreads, along with evidence of widespread COVID-19 illness in communities across the country, CDC recommends that people wear a cloth face covering to cover their nose and mouth in the community setting. This is to protect...
Fasting Over Feasting
Remember the advice to “eat frequent small meals and snacks to boost metabolism”? Perhaps that suggestion needs to be re-examined. While we should obviously eat when we’re hungry, reading that suggestion as a call to constantly be snacking is likely one of the many...
Raw Food vs. Cooked Food: A Nutrient Analysis
Which foods contain more nutrients – raw or cooked? The answer isn’t as clear as you might expect. There are many different food preparation methods, with some involving heat to bake, steam, roast, or fry; we eat other foods raw, and some foods dried or sprouted. Each...
Hot Facts About Frozen Meals
The reasons can vary from “I don’t have time to cook”, to “It’s too hard to cook for one person”, to "I don't really know how to cook." Whatever the reason, enter the frozen dinner. Peel off the plastic, pop it in the microwave and dinner is done. Frozen dinners have...
10 Ways to Prevent Cancer
Approximately one-third of the most common types of cancer in the U.S. would never occur if Americans ate more healthfully, moved more, and managed their weight better. If we add in not smoking and avoiding sun damage, then nearly half of all cancers in the US could...
New Plant-Based Burger Choices
Veggie burgers originated in England in 1982 as a plant-based ‘hamburger’ option for people who preferred a vegetarian eating style. That first product was sold as a dry mix; simply add water, form it into a patty, and cook. Gardenburger released the first...
Sustainable Eating: Good for Us, Our Wallets, and the Planet
It’s almost impossible to wrap our minds around the amount of food wasted around the world. The United Nations estimates that one-third of all food produced is wasted, which means over 1 billion tons of food is wasted each year. To better understand public perceptions...
5 Diet Hacks for Healthy Blood Pressure
There’s a good chance that your blood pressure is too high. And it’s likely that you don’t even know it. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), about one in three adults in the US has high blood pressure or hypertension. An equal number...
Be Prepared to Stay Safe and Healthy in Winter
Winter storms and cold temperatures can be dangerous. Stay safe and healthy by planning ahead. Prepare your home and cars. Prepare for power outages and outdoor activity. Check on older adults. Although winter comes as no surprise, many of us are not ready for its...
Forgive and Move On
Letting Go of Resentment In the course of living, we are often hurt by others. Holding in hurt feelings over months, or even years, is very stressful and cause minor and major disease. Learning to forgive significant hurts and then move on is an important part of...
Comparing Plant Proteins
Lots of useful dietary advice focuses on consuming more protein from plants and less from animals. However, not all protein sources are equally nutritious. In the chart below, we’ve taken some of the top plant protein sources and compared nutrition information across...
12 Ways to Have a Healthy Holiday Season
Brighten the holidays by making your health and safety a priority. Take steps to keep you and your loved ones safe and healthy—and ready to enjoy the holidays. Wash hands often to help prevent the spread of germs. It’s flu season. Keeping hands clean is one of the...
Put the Brakes on Diabetes Complications
Encouraging news: People with diabetes are living longer, healthier lives with fewer complications. What’s the driving force? Greater awareness and better management of risk factors. Find out what you can do to prevent or delay diabetes health problems. We’ve come a...
Holiday Meat Comparison
As the holidays get into full swing, dishes like roasts and baked hams and turkeys all start appearing at festive gatherings with increased regularity. So, how can you navigate these meals while making healthful choices? Take a look at the comparison chart below to...
Ten Tips to Help You Quit Smoking for Life
Each year millions of Americans resolve to quit smoking. If you're planning to go tobacco-free, the Washington County Health Department has these tips to help you quit successfully. Make a Plan – There are many ways to quit smoking: going cold turkey, tapering your...